Many Virtual Server users want to offer Real Audio andReal Video streams but do not want to pay for a Real Audio/Video server that streams these files. Streaming files means that the Real Audio and Real Video files begin playing before the entire file is downloaded. RealAudio and Real Video files can be quite large and many people surfing the web would not wait to see the entire file download before it started playing.

A RealAudio/Video server allows you to offer these streamed files. However, you can also stream these files without the RealAudio/Video server. It isn't quite as nice as using the server, but it will cost you no money. It is known as HTTP streaming.

Copy your encoded Real Audio and Real Video files (files with the .rm and .ra extensions) to your Virtual Server using FTP. Be sure to FTP these files in Binary mode.

Use a text editor to create a metafile containing a RealAudio or Real Video URL. For example, the contents of your metafile should be in the following form:
http://www.artsycraftsy.com/path/filename.ram

Save the metafile as a text file with the .ram extension. For example: filename.ram

Then FTP this file to your Virtual Server in ASCII mode (because it is a text file).

In your HTML document, reference the metafile in a hyperlink. For example: